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Battles’ official website is the best band site I’ve seen in a while. Props to Remote Location.
Professional Video Editors Weigh in on Final Cut Pro X
David Pogue gets in the middle of the hysteria over Final Cut Pro X with a point-by-point response to criticism from professionals. His summation is dead on.
Apple has followed the typical Apple sequence: (1) throw out something that’s popular and comfortable but increasingly ancient, (2) replace it with something that’s slick and modern and forward-looking and incomplete, (3) spend another year finishing it up, restoring missing pieces. Professional editors should (1) learn to tell what’s really missing from what’s just been moved around, (2) recognize that there’s no obligation to switch from the old program yet, (3) monitor the progress of FCP X and its ecosystem, and especially (4) be willing to consider that a radical new design may be unfamiliar, but may, in the long term, actually be better.
The Rapture - How Deep is Your Love? (DFA White Out Session)
This makes me very happy.
Short logic: Groupon IPO: Pass on this deal
Groupon has filed its S-1 and hopes to raise $750M in its initial public offering. Given they’re currently losing a staggering $117M per quarter, despite revenues of $644M, they’ll be burning through that cash almost as soon as it hits their account. At the moment, it’s costing them $1.43 to… (Source: shortlogic)
Samsung's Lawyers Demand to See the iPhone 5 and iPad 3
Another excellent, highly informative piece by Nilay Patel. As far as tech writers go, this guy is at the top of the list.
I once made the mistake of looking at my dad’s browser history. This is tame in comparison.
Read the bio, you’ll want to see the “results“
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Artist Alex Pardee teamed together with Zerofriends to create this epically hilarious video, Tupac Cat:
“Moments before Tupac Shakur’s death, he called upon an ancient Voodoo spell to transfer his soul into a cat. For 15 years following his death, this cat was trapped in the pound. Now he has finally been released and is back in the hood.”
